Hop plant named &#39;adha 1940&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new hop plant named ‘ADHA 1940’ is disclosed. ‘ADHA 1940’ is used in brewing for its unique noble-like aromatic qualities and produces a higher yield compared to European varieties of noble hops grown in Washington State.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Priority is claimed with respect to U.S. Provisional Patent Application62/974,939 filed on Dec. 31, 2019.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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Genus and species: Humulus lupulus.

Variety denomination: ‘ADHA 1940’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

‘ADHA 1940’ is a product of a controlled breeding program carried out bythe inventor in the Yakima Valley of Washington State. ‘ADHA 1940’ wasone of several seedlings resulting from a cross made in 2011 with femaleparent ‘Summit’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 18,039), and pollen from maleparent ‘ADHA 34/95/57’ (not patented). A single plant of ‘ADHA 1940’ wasplanted in Toppenish, Wash. in 2012, then moved to the Moxee, Wash. areain 2013. ‘ADHA 1940’ was observed and evaluated over several years, andexpanded through asexual propagation in 2016 to a large-scale test plotin the Moxee, Wash. area for further evaluation. Throughout severalgenerations of asexual propagation, ‘ADHA 1940’ has been observed toretain its distinctive characteristics and has remained true to type.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

FIG. 1 illustrates mature ‘ADHA 1940’ hop plants, grown on a trellis;

FIG. 2 illustrates cones and leaves of a mature ‘ADHA 1940’ hop plant;

FIG. 3 illustrates a bine of a mature ‘ADHA 1940’ hop plant;

FIG. 4 illustrates whole cones and cross sections of cones of the ‘ADHA1940’ hop plant; and

FIG. 5 illustrates leaves of a mature ‘ADHA 1940’ hop plant.

The colors of these illustrations may vary with lighting conditions and,therefore, color characteristics of this new variety should bedetermined with reference to the observations described herein, ratherthan from these illustrations alone.

COMPARISON OF ‘ADHA 1940’ TO PARENT PLANT AND COMARISON CULTIVAR

‘ADHA 1940’ is distinguishable from its parent plants, specifically itsfemale parent ‘Summit’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 18,039), and unpatented maleparent ‘ADHA 34/95/57’. Table 1, below, sets forth some of thedistinguishing characteristics of ‘ADHA 1940’ as compared to the‘Summit’ cultivar, and to the ‘Willamette’ cultivar as a closelycomparable cultivar:

TABLE 1 Characteristic ‘ADHA 1940’ ‘Summit’ ‘Willamette’ Alpha Acid(α-Acids, 3.0-4.5 16-19 4.0-6.0 % db) Beta Acids (β-Fraction, 2.5-4.23-6 3.5-4.5 % db) Total Oil (ml/100 g) 0.8-1.2 1.5-2.5 1.0-1.5Cohumulone (% of 30-34 26-33 30-35 alpha acids) Caryophyllene (% of  12-22.5  6-10 7-8 total oil) Farnesene (% of total 2-7 <1 5-6 oil)Humulcne (% of total 24-33 15-25 20-27 oil) Myrcene (% of total 40-5530-50 30-40 oil) Aroma Profile Aromatic; Aromatic; Mild; sweet, onion,slightly spicy, garlic, grapefruit, spicy resinous, tangerine, and andfloral earthy

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The following description is based on observations made during the 2018growing season at Moxee, Wash. It should be understood that thecharacteristics described will vary somewhat depending upon culturalpractices and climatic conditions, and can vary with location andseason. Quantified measurements are expressed as an average ofmeasurements taken from a number of individual plants of the newvariety. The measurements of any individual plant or any group ofplants, of the new variety may vary from the stated average. The colorchart used was The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, Copyright2001, and all color observations were made outdoors in full sunlight.

-   Ploidy: Diploid-   Sex: Female-   Use: Brewing beer.-   Harvest Date: Late September (during the 2016-2019 growing seasons    in Moxee, Wash.).-   Time of Flowering: Mid-July.-   Plant shape: Cylindrical, when grown on a typical hop trellis.-   Bine:    -   -   Color.—Yellow Green Group 145A.        -   Stripe.—Not Present.        -   Bine diameter.—11 mm at base; 10 mm at 6 feet; and 1 mm at            terminal end of approx. 18 ft.        -   Stipule direction.—Varied (forked upward, downward, and            outward).        -   Stipule color.—Light Yellow Green Group 149A.-   Leaf:    -   -   Leaf arrangement.—Opposite.        -   Mature leaf shape.—Palmately Lobed.        -   Leaf apex shape.—Cuspidate.        -   Leaf base shape.—Cordate.        -   Color of mature leaf upper surface.—Dark Green Group 136A.        -   Color of mature leaf lower surface.—Yellow Green Group 146A.        -   Color of immature leaf upper surface.—Green Group 137C.        -   Color of immature leaf lower surface.—Dark Green Group 144A.        -   Average length of mature leaf.—10 cm..        -   Average width of mature leaf.—13 cm        -   Number of lobes.—3 to 7.        -   Margin.—Serrate.        -   Serrations per inch.—5 to 7.        -   Venation pattern.—Palmate.-   Petiole:    -   -   Average petiole length (mature).—6.0 cm.        -   Petiole average diameter.—3.5 mm.        -   Petiole color at base.—Yellow Green Group 145A.        -   Petiole color at terminal end.—Yellow Green Group 145A.-   Cone:    -   -   Cone shape.—Linear ovate or elongated ovate.        -   Cone tip shape.—Ovate.        -   Cone average length.—3.8 cm.        -   Cone average width.—1.7 cm.        -   Cone average weight.—0.46 g.        -   Degree of opening.—Slightly open.        -   Pickability.—Easy.-   Bracts:    -   -   Bract shape.—Flared ovate — aristate.        -   Bract tip shape.—Caudate Bract, average length 1.5 cm.        -   Bract average width.—0.9 cm.        -   Bract apex length.—Long.        -   Bract tip position.—Flared.        -   Bract tip color.—Dark Green Group 144A.        -   Bract middle color.—Yellow Green Group 145A.        -   Bract base color.—Yellow Green Group 145A.-   Bracteoles:    -   -   Bracteole color.—Yellow Green Group 145A.        -   Bracteole average length.—1.4 cm.        -   Bracteole average width.—0.7 cm.        -   Bracteole shape.—Elliptic.        -   Bracteole compactness.—Loosely compact.-   Quality characteristics (averages):    -   -   Alpha acid (as% of cone weight).—3.0 to 4.5.        -   Beta acid (as% of cone weight).—2.5 to 4.2.        -   Cohumulone (as % of alpha acids).—28 to 32.-   Analytical characteristics:    -   -   Total oils (mg/100g of cones).—0.8 to 1.2.        -   Humulene.—24% to 33% of total oils.        -   Caryophyllene.—12% to 22.5% of total oils.        -   Myrcene.—28% to 31% of total oils.        -   Farnesene.—2% to 7% of total oils.        -   Linalool.—less than 1% of total oils.        -   Geranyl.—less than 1% of total oils.        -   B-Pinene.—less than 1% of total oils.

What is claimed:
 1. A new and distinct Hop plant as illustrated anddescribed herein.